Odds on Tottenham to beat Chelsea 2019-02-27

26th February 2019 / lee

A fierce London rivalry will kick up again on Wednesday night as Spurs make the trip to Stamford Bridge. This is a big game for both of the sides as Tottenham will be looking to recover after a shock defeat against Burnley last weekend.

Chelsea have to pick up the pieces as they try to keep themselves in the hunt for a top-four finish this season. With the difficulties the Blues have been having recently, the odds on Tottenham to beat Chelsea are at 9/4* (betting odds taken from Bet365 on February 26th, 2019 at 3:53 pm)

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Tottenham look for a response

Spurs were on a four-match winning streak in the Premier League before their trip to Burnley on the weekend. Spurs kicked off as favourites for the fixture, but they were stunned in a 2-1 reverse. To be fair to the Lilywhites they were catching Burnley at the wrong time. The Clarets have been in fantastic form themselves lately as they have staved off the threat of relegation. But will Tottenham be able to muster up a response to that defeat?

This is going to be a test of their character and those dropped points were a missed chance to put some pressure on the top two over the weekend. Spurs are six points off leaders Liverpool as the midweek round of Premier League action kicks off again. There is little more margin for error for the Lilywhites from this point on.

Spurs strong away

That loss against Burnley was just Tottenham’s third away defeat of the season. They have won all of their other eleven road games this season, so they have once again proved to be a very strong road team. They were on a four-match winning streak on their travels before that trip to Turf Moor as well. So they have been fairly consistent and their goal scoring has been on point as well away from home.

Spurs have averaged 2.2 goals per road game this season and along the way, they have taken a clean sheet in 43% of their away fixtures. So their numbers really do stack up. Of the eleven wins away from home that they have recorded, six of them have been by a one-goal margin. The odds on Tottenham to beat Chelsea by a one-goal marginin this meeting is at 15/4 odds* (betting odds taken from Bet365 on February 26th, 2019 at 3:53 pm)

Kane boost

The game against Burnley on the weekend also saw the return of striker Harry Kane from injury. That is a massive boost for the Lilywhites as they thought that they would have lost him for a bit longer. Immediately he got into action and immediately Kane was back among the goals. He got Tottenham’s only goal in their loss at Turf Moor. The fact that he is back and scoring again though makes a tremendous difference to Tottenham.

Can Spurs double up at the Bridge

Last season Tottenham snapped a long a long winless streak of form at Stamford Bridge which stretched to over twenty games. They finally managed to snap that exhausting record with a 3-1 win and that is the scoreline by which they beat Chelsea at home this season. It will be fascinating now to see if they can really start shifting the power their way in meetings at the Bridge.

Spurs did go there in this season’s EFL Cup and suffered a 2-1 loss in the second leg of their semi-final tie. But that was after beating Chelsea at home in the first leg so Spurs are W2 L1 in three against the Blues this season. When they hosted Chelsea in the league back at the end of November, Spurs were just phenomenal and barely gave the Blues a kick of the ball, in one of their best performances of the season.

Chelsea with problems

The Blues have been having their problems. It remains to be seen whether keeper Kepa will play or not. He refused to be substituted in their EFL Cup Final loss against Manchester City on the weekend. While the Blues have held their own pretty well at home this season, they have lost three of their last four games, home and away combined. There have been defensive vulnerabilities from them.

Also in facing the better sides, they have to try and be conservative a bit because their defence has been vulnerable. That takes even more away from them as an attacking unit and their attack has not been a major threat recently. There has been a lot of possession and a lack of end product from the Blues. They lack the incisiveness that the slick, creative Tottenham manage to play within their games. Stamford Bridge will be under siege once again by the Lilywhites.

Prediction

The odds on Tottenham to beat Chelsea do appear to be some value at 9/4* (betting odds taken from Bet365 on February 26th, 2019 at 3:53 pm). If you look at the bigger picture of Tottenham’s away from this season it has been good. They have gotten Harry Kane back in action and this is a good time to be meeting Chelsea, who have been having been showing a lot of fractures.

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